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Good information Marcspaz. Just to clarify the inversion information was used to eliminate the effect of the air blast hitting the temperature ceiling if it was too low and rattling some neighbors windows. Not really a pleasant experience getting phone calls after a blast. The blaster also used a wireless box to transmit a signal to another box that was closer to the blast area. The previous method was all wired. However we used mostly Kenwood radios for the business and now looking back I wonder how much effect this had if any on transmissions. The site was small but due to at the deepest part of the pit say 600' we would sometimes experience signal loss. Mostly relied on a "human repeater" to cover distances. So I guess my question would be could we have been having good/bad days with radios due to inversions?

Not sure that this is the right topic to discuss inversions. Retired now but worked in mining prior. Due to the location of our operations it was a requirement to receive a daily weather report that had inversion information. If the inversion was below 3000-3500 feet at our location we rescheduled our blasting operations. Also inversion ceilings would change as the temperature increased. I now wonder if this would affect our radios at times. Also inversions are more likely to occur in colder weather. Could this affect our radios?

Many thanks. I will look into this further. Jim

Does anyone know the right menu function to use while a frequency is transmitting to scan for CTCSS or DCS codes? I can't seem to make this work. I understand that someone must be transmitting. Is menu 51 correct? Can't make it scan if it is. Thanks, Jim

One other thing while searching the FCC site. My county has a GMRS license? Not sure why they do. Any guess?

The sheriff, police, and EMS are still analog for now in my county. I also purchased it for the SHTF frequencies. Saved the original programming file just in case. I do use Radio Reference, along with the search on the FCC site. My Baofengs are going to last longer as this is my new favorite radio. What is anyone's opinion on the best cheaper radio for GMRS? Thanks,

I appreciate the response. I assumed the transmit and receive would be the same, but as you stated that is not the case. I am changing these frequencies on a PC. I have set the B bank to scan the frequencies set to "MYAREA" formally known as cordless phones. Seemed kind of creepy to be doing that anyway, and it is unlikely that I would ever hear anyone using them. Can't say that I have seen anyone with a cordless phone in years. Someone feel free to correct me on this. I will say that I was sold on the SHTF frequencies initially. However receiving any of these would be likely if I was near a area where they are in use. Also when you scan all the frequencies you likely are missing transmissions during the scanning process. The radio is top notch when it comes to performance compared to a Boateng UV-9G. Battery life is great, and the Wouxun programming software is decent. Maybe Chirp will have this model in the future. Again Thanks for your help.

New to GMRS. On this radio (Wouxun KG-UV9G Pro) I have removed the cordless phones (SHTF) frequencies, and called it "MYAREA". Unlikely to get any action as most folks use cell phones. I put in GMRS repeater frequencies in with HAM, and local Police, Fire, and EMS. Mostly I scan and just listen. However I have received access from the local repeater operators to use them. Are there any other settings other than frequencies, CTCSS, or DCS tones that I need to be concerned with? Thanks.